Thursday, November 04, 2010
LONDON: Funeral prayer of Dr. Imran Farooq, slain leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was offered in central London on Thursday, Geo News reported.

MQM Chief Altaf Hussain, Dr. Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal, Haider Abbas Rizvi, Raza haroon and other office bearers of MQM in London as well as Karachi besides Pakistan Ambassador in UK Wajid Shams-ul-Hasan attended the funeral prayer.

Those present on the occasion expressed condolences with MQM Chief Altaf Hussain over the demise of the senior most MQM leader who was assassinated in London on September 16.

Scotland Yard that has been engaged in the investigation into the murder handed over the body of Dr. Imran Farooq to the family and MQM office bearers on November 1, after one-and-a-half-month of his assassination.
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s legendary former captain Imran Khan spoke out in support of Shahid Afridi on Friday, saying the all-rounder should be given a long innings to stabilise a team hit by controversy.

“Afridi should be given a long run as Pakistan captain,” Khan told AFP, saying that frequent rotations at the top destablise the team.

“Since I retired in 1992, Australia has had only three captains while Pakistan has had more than two dozen and that is why there is a big difference between Pakistan and Australia.”

Facing a captaincy crisis after Younis Khan stepped down and Mohammad Yousuf was sacked, Pakistan on Tuesday appointed Afridi captain for next month’s Asia Cup and a subsequent tour of England.

Khan said Afridi, already leading Pakistan in the Twenty20 format since last year, was the only real...